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From tiny houses to apartment buildings, art galleries and more, architects never seem to tire of experimenting with shipping containers. This neat example of the metal boxes' versatility consists of three heavily customized containers which create a spacious home with multiple outdoor areas.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, shipping containers, House, Home
Two groups that are particularly prone to social isolation – older adults and international students – felt much less lonely when they engaged in pet-focused activities, according to a new study. The cost-effective approach also boosted health and well-being.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Loneliness, Social isolation, Well-being, Health, Monash University
We all know the many health effects that a diet high in saturated fat and refined sugar has on our bodies. Now, in the first study of its kind on humans, scientists find that it appears to also negatively impact a specific part of our brains.
Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: University of Sydney, Brain, Memory, Neuroscience, Diet, Sugar, Nutrition, Cognitive functioning
Cyclist and popular YouTuber Ryan Van Duzer sought feedback from the adventure community for the development of a new gear hauler from Priority Bicycles. The Bruzer is the result, and is designed to open up bikepacking "to riders who may feel intimidated by either the activity or the price of a quality ride."
Tags: Bikepacking, Adventure Bikes, Off-road, Bikes, Accessibility
For ages, Earth has been known as a blue planet, a vision largely shaped by the vast oceans that cover three-quarters of its surface. But what if this wasn't always the case, and our oceans used to be green? That's the surprising claim in a new study published in Nature Geology & Evolution.
Category: Science
Tags: Geology, Ocean, Nagoya University
Ultra-deep tech startup Nirvanic put on a fairly humble-looking robotics demo at Jeff Bezos's private MARS 2025 conference – but it may go down as a landmark moment both in AI robotics, and in our understanding of consciousness itself.
Category: AI & Humanoids, Technology
Tags: Interviews, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Consciousness, LLM (Large Language Model), Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies
If you’re looking for an affordable and effective cordless wet and dry stick vacuum, Roborock has well and truly got you covered. A step up from its F25 model, the F25 ACE delivers more suck for your buck, from its powerful suction and anti-tangle tech to its auto-dispensing detergent tank and self-cleaning function.
Category: Around The Home, Lifestyle
Tags: Reviews, Wet and dry vacuum cleaner, Self-cleaning, Cleaning
In this month's Editor's photo challenge, we asked you to share your photos featuring a red, green and blue color palette. At this point, it's no surprise that the DPReview community delivered – far from leaving us blue or red with anger, the images we've featured here made us green with envy.
Our top picks on the following pages are presented in random order. You can see all the photos submitted here.
Girl With LlamaPhotographer: JeffryzPhoto
Photographer's description: High up in the Andes Mountains of Peru near the Sacred Valley a girl walks with her pet llama. Even the llama is wearing red, green, blue, and white.
Equipment: Fujifilm X-T4 + Fujifilm XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR
Athens in full springPhotographer: xenofon
Photographer's description: At the heart of Athens, a metropolis of 3.5 million people, nature can still be present with all its beauty and grandeur. Provided you have the will and the patience to look closely enough.
Equipment: Canon EOS R10 + Canon RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
Cadillac #40Photographer: Sergio Image
Photographer's description: Going to see a race at the Sebring Raceway had been in my bucket list for many years. So to celebrate my retirement, my wife and I got the tickets and drove to this legendary track. For the first time, I experienced photographing what is now my favorite subject: race cars.
Equipment: Nikon Z9 + Nikon Nikkor Z 24-200mm F4-6.3 VR
RGB - Ryan, Gurcharan and Bhangra Smash UpPhotographer: Peter Freeth
Photographer's description: The band Bhangra Smash Up performing at a charity event, Ryan, one of the band members, captured from the side of the stage with the colourful lighting emphasising the high energy performance that always has everyone on their feet. Band leader Gurcharan looks on, a little too out of focus.
Equipment: Sony a7 IV + Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 Di III VC VXD G2
Busy BazaarPhotographer: LokeshS
Photographer's description: During the Ramadan festival, the streets around the Shivaji Nagar locality of Bangalore turn into a virtual street fest. Food is the most popular item on sale and street vendors flourish. This picture was taken from behind one such vendor as wraps some kebab for a customer.
Equipment: Fujifilm X-E4 + Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR
After The HarvestPhotographer: OCDavo
Photographer's description: A retired International A-160, quietly resting in the tallgrass, its weathered wooden bed and rust-warmed steel telling the story of a bygone era in the soft glow of early morning light.
Equipment: Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro
Cap FréhelPhotographer: Brecht_BE
Photographer's description: The first summer things opened up again. We stood at the edge of Brittany, wind in our faces, the sea loud and endless. Everything felt sharply, undeniably alive.
Equipment: Olympus PEN-F + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro
Chlorophyll fluorescencePhotographer: iso rivolta
Photographer's description: Chlorophyll fluorescence shown in a test tube. When excited with UV light, chlorophyll emits red light. The shadow of the tube is both green and blue, the latter from paper's fluorescence.
Equipment: Pentax KP + SMC Pentax-FA 50mm F2.8 Macro
Velvet dressesPhotographer: lei945ca
Photographer's description: In the Swiss Canton of Appenzell, they celebrate an old end-of-year tradition, called «Sylvesterchläuse». Participants wear red, blue, green and yellow velvet dresses, they shake cowbells and jodel during hours going from farmhouse to farmhouse. This is exhausting, so they need a break every now and then to rest and drink. In such a moment I took the picture.
Equipment: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Yorkshire phone boothPhotographer: rkny
Photographer's description: Taken in Elsack, Skipton, Yorkshire UK. 2012. My first extended time with the Cannon 50 mm 1.2 L. I was blown away by the Canon 5D with this lens at the time. But looking back at the files, they haven’t aged quite so well when compared with current camera.
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon EF 50mm F1.2 L USM
Colors, canal, cloudPhotographer: Anders A
Photographer's description: Mum spoke enthusiastically about the vivid colors of the tulip fields in Holland. I started to wonder what they might look like from above, from a drone. This was in 2015 and drone tech was still very new and far from something everyone had. So, me and my tulip loving friend Ulf drove the 1000 km down to Holland a chilly day in April 2015 and started criss crossing the landscape. And my god, it looked fantastic! This is probably the best shot from the trip, from outside Sassenheim. The canals are used to flood the fields after harvest, to kill off germs and parasites.
Equipment: Sony a7 + Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* + HAB Paparazzo heavy lift drone
Woman In RedPhotographer: dasting
Photographer's description: Sunday morning on the bluffs of El Matador State Beach in Malibu, CA, while traveling for work. Taken with my Leica M9 and Canon 50mm f1.8 LTM lens circa 1960 or so.
Equipment: Leica M9 + Canon 50mm f1.8 LTM
Hội An Night MarketPhotographer: skitraveler
Photographer's description: On a trip to Vietnam, I spent afternoon and evening in Hội An. I started with a cooking class and then moved onto the night market where the colors are as vibrant as the flavors in Vietnamese cooking. Really liked this row of stalls selling lanterns of all colors.
Equipment: Sony a7R IV + Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM
Old scary red brick bridgePhotographer: Valery Seregin
Photographer's description: This old bridge was probably useful for pedestrians at one time, but today it is a real challenge. The thing is that its covering is made of oval-shaped stone, so it is easy to stumble and fall. There is nothing to grab onto, there are no railings. Just imagine what it is like to use it in winter when the stones are covered with ice. Climbing onto it is not a problem, the problem is getting down. Dozens of people use it every day. Yes, it is old and beautiful, but it is scary and dangerous at the same time.
Equipment: Fujifilm X20
Kiberg KitywakesPhotographer: Jon-Sverre
Photographer's description: Kitywakes (3-toed sea gulls) on the harbor of Kiberg (70 degrees north x 30 degrees east - east of Istanbul!), Varanger, Norway this winter. Occupying fishing nets and smelling of Guano.
Equipment: Nikon Z8 + Nikon Nikkor Z 24-200mm F4-6.3 VR
Rainbow LorikeetPhotographer: SigmaChrome
Photographer's description: These beautiful native parakeets are quite common where I live and they are approachable if you are careful and don't make any sudden moves. This one was feeding on my front lawn.
Equipment: Fujifilm GFX 50R + TTArtisan 90mm F1.25
Candy FactoryPhotographer: GrantsImages
Photographer's description: I'm not certain what they make at this factory, but I always imagine that it is fruit flavored life savors. Like the rolls we used to get at the 5 & 10 store when we were children.
Equipment: Nikon D800 + Nikkor AF-S 300mm F4E PF ED VR
Good afternoon Mr. Station Master.Photographer: Cambrian Coast
Photographer's description: Carrog Station is located on the Llangollen to Corwen heritage railway. Here we see the Station Master Platt saying good afternoon to the resident of the station house.
Equipment: Sony a7R IV + Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS
Moonlight Star Trail Over a Wild Tulips Field - Blufi - SicilyPhotographer: astrodariogiannobile
Photographer's description: What is happening in Holland on this “day”? Nothing except that...we are not in the daytime and we are not in Holland!!! Strange? absolutely yes. We are in Sicily of course and what you see is a real field of wild tulips growing near the village of Blufi.
Equipment: Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 8-15mm F4L Fisheye USM
Looking for more?We're already gearing up for our next monthly challenge, but in the meantime, why not check out some of our community challenges? User REHS is hosting a challenge called "Through a door, window or gate," which is now open for submissions, and DrLex is looking for the best non-bird photo you've taken since April 14th. Voting is open for REHS' Sunrise or Sunset challenge and for DrLex's bird photos of 2025 challenge.
The Quantum SE tiny house is a relatively spacious model that includes an open and light-filled interior and a downstairs bedroom. The towable home also maximizes space by offering a neat rooftop terrace area.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House
New research has compared whether food waste is reduced more by consumers who are driven by sustainability or those driven by nutrition and health. With somewhat unexpected findings, the study highlights the need to reconsider our approach to addressing the issue of food waste.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Food, Food waste, Food security, Sustainability, University of Adelaide
If you didn't know already, Harley-Davidson is in trouble. It all started when Harley’s annual report for 2024 revealed a revenue decline of more than 60%. Of course, media and public scrutiny followed thereafter, and this in turn set off a chain of events that have been hard to ignore since.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Harley Davidson, livewire, Harley, Financial
Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world – by some accounts, the most popular of all. With that popularity comes literal tons of waste each year. We've seen a variety of strategies for recycling and repurposing coffee waste, much of it focused on used grounds. Morii Outdoors travels a bit farther back in coffee's life cycle, reusing the byproducts of roasting as a natural firestarter medium for camping, backpacking, outdoor survival and just good ol' backyard cookouts.
Tags: Fire, Camping, Outdoors and Camping, Survival, Backpacking, Bikepacking, Grilling
It's nice to have a protective case with custom foam cutouts for your specific bits of gear, but that sliced-up foam isn't gonna be much good for protecting anything else. That's where Pelican's Re-Set padding system comes in, as it can be altered for each individual use.
Tags: Pelican, Cases, Protection, adaptive
By using a compound derived from a Himalayan fungus and used for centuries in Chinese medicine as a jumping off point, scientists have developed a new chemotherapy drug with powerful anti-cancer effects. Doing so involved chemically altering the compound to better infiltrate cancerous cells, which proved to boost its potency by up to 40 times.
Category: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Cancer, Fungus, University of Oxford, Tumor, 2025 Updates, clinical trials
Shooting with the Sigma BF in London
Photo: Al Power
Editor Richard Butler took the Sigma BF as a travel companion on his recent vacation to the UK. He wrote about the experience of using the camera, but we also wanted to highlight the sample images he shot.
Click here to read Richard's real-world shooting experience with the Sigma BF
The gallery includes a mixture of out-of-camera JPEGs, shot primarily in the Mono and Rich color modes, along with a handful of images reprocessed from Raw in the camera, with adjustments made to highlight or shadow response.
One photo per day with the Sigma BF Sample galleryThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Click here to open it in a new browser window / tab.In addition to his attempts to shoot one 'good' photo per day, Richard also spent a day on a photo walk around London with a friend from his earliest days of digital photography. These shots include more extensive use of the camera's black-and-white mode, again with some examples re-processed in-camera.
A photo walk in London Sample galleryThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Click here to open it in a new browser window / tab.Buy now:
Buy at AdoramaBuy at B&H PhotoPlease do not reproduce any of these images on a website or any newsletter/magazine without prior permission (see our copyright page). We make the originals available for private users to download to their own machines for personal examination or printing (in conjunction with this review); we do so in good faith, so please don't abuse it.
The sea of tomorrow might be about as difficult to traverse stealthily as an elephant stomping through a room full of mousetraps thanks to Anduril's Seabed Sentry undersea sensor network that uses AI to autonomously track ocean traffic.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: Anduril, Submarine, Underwater drones
Welcome to the accessory roundup! This week, we have a lot to go over, including a graphic novel about a famous photographer, a phone case that'll survive whatever conditions you find yourself in and a stylish on-camera flash. First, though, let's look at the deals
Deals of the week Photo: CanonThe Canon EOS R6 II is one of our favorite cameras at its price point, and this week it's on sale for $200 off its MSRP putting it right at $2000.
Buy now:
$1999 at Amazon.comBuy at AdoramaBuy at B&H Photo Image: SonyIf you find yourself wanting a bit – okay, a lot – more resolution, Sony's a7R V is also on sale to the tune of $400 off.
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Buy at Amazon.comBuy at AdoramaBuy at B&H Photo A flash with retro style Image:ViltroxViltrox's latest on-camera flash, the Vintage Z1, is designed to fit in with retro-style cameras like the Nikon Zf or Fujifilm X-T series. It has a silver and leatherete finish and its power knob offers a pop of brass-color. Its manual control knob, which gives you access to its seven power levles, also has a bit of retro flaire. It has a single-contact hotshoe interface, giving it wide compatability.
The light comes with a defuser, has a recycle time of 0.2 to 3.5 seconds and can get "up to 10,000 flashes on a full charge," though that number is based on its minimum power output. However, recharging it shouldn't take long: plug in a USB-C lead, and it'll be fully powered within an hour.
Buy at Amazon Buy at B&H A graphic novel for photography nerds Image: Drawn and QuarterlyEven if you don't know the name Eadweard Muybridge, you're almost certainly familiar with his work. He spent the 1800s photographing some of the grandest places in the American West, before casually helping invent the motion picture with his work The Horse In Motion. Now, his story is enshrined in a graphic novel by Guy Delisle called Muybridge, which the publisher says "brings this historical figure and those around him to life through an uncompromising lens."
According to an article in The Guardian about Muybridge, the book doesn't try to turn a complicated, real-life person into a comic book hero. We don't want to spoil too much if you're not familiar with his life – or his criminal trial – but this book probably isn't one to share with younger kids. But if you're interested in the history of photography, it seems like it'll be well worth a read.
Buy at Amazon Buy at Barnes and Noble Buy at IndieBound A tougher case Image: Peak DesignI've long been a fan of Peak Design's Mobile cases, because the SlimLink system lets you securely mount your phone to various camera mounts and tripods, as well as onto bike handles and car dashboards. However, I'm also really tough on phone cases, and the (frankly, beautiful) textile-backed cases haven't lasted long under my "care."
Peak Design's new GNAR case promises an alternative. The company says it has "all the protection, ruggedness, and connect-ability that you could ever want," and it features a TPU bumper and a bezel to keep your cameras safe. The edge is also knurled to make it easier to grip your phone in less than ideal conditions. Despite its extra thickness and the SlimLink connector, the company says it should still work with Apple's MagSafe wireless chargers.
The one downside is its limited compatability: it's currently only available for the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, which is a bummer if you're not rocking the latest from Apple. However, if you are, the case is already on sale – you can snag it for $35.97, instead of its eventual $59.95 MSRP.
Buy at Peak Design Keep your film safe Image: Sissi LuWhile common wisdom says that 800 ISO film and below can safely go through X-ray machines at the airport, it seems like the new CT scanners that have been popping up may be – to borrow a phrase – unsafe for any speed. Photographer and TikToker Sissi Lu is putting out a new bag that you can put your film in that warns security personel not to send it through the machine in seven different languages. It also comes with a card with a message about the sensitive contents of the bag in 21 additional languages, as well as some cute film-themed stickers.
The bag won't keep your film safe if a security guard puts it through the machine anyways, either because they refused to do a hand-check or if you forgot to dig it out of your luggage, but it should at least help a bit with language barriers that pop up – assuming you're lucky enough to get an agent that still knows what film.
Buy at Sissi Lu Monitor on a budget Image: PortKeysExternal monitors that can mount to your camera have always been a great tool for filmmakers and videographers, and over the past few years they've been becoming more and more affordable. The Portkeys PT5 III, though, takes it to a new level – it's only $169, but still includes a 5.4" screen that with an 800 nit max brightness as well as assistance tools like waveforms, a histogram, focus peaking and False Color. You can also use it to preview what your Log footage will look like once it has a LUT applied.
The PT5 III can take a 4K30P signal via HDMI, though the display only runs at 1080p at 60fps. At that size, though, that'll be enough for most users. You can run it off a Sony NP-F-style battery, or USB-C, and while it doesn't include a battery, it does come with a sunshade, full-size HDMI cable, micro-to-full-size HDMI cable and a mount.
Buy at Amazon In case you missed itThere have been some accessory news this week that warranted dedicated articles here on DPReview, but we'd be remiss not to tell you about them here:
There's no replacement for displacement. An adage that's been around as long as the combustion engine, really. But these age-old sayings don't really apply anymore when it comes to electric motors.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Koenigsegg, Dark Matter, Motor, Electric Motors
The middleweight adventure motorcycle segment is filled right to the brim with one capable offering after another. To create a solid fanbase in a stuffed market isn’t easy. Moto Morini said yes to that challenge, and what we have here is its bravest attempt yet: the X-Cape 700.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Moto Morini, Adventure Bikes, Off-road, Yamaha
Though it started out as a futuristic-sounding niche proposition, 3D-printed construction is really taking off throughout the United States and the variety of projects being printed is remarkable. Following the construction of a Walmart extension, a Marine barracks, and even an experimental Mars habitat, the latest example of the cutting-edge technology comes from the USA's first 3D-printed Starbucks coffee shop.
Category: Architecture, Lifestyle
Tags: Starbucks, 3D Printing, Texas, Building and Construction
